{"id":121559,"date":"2024-05-08T23:38:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T22:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ballineurope.com\/?p=26326"},"modified":"2024-05-08T23:38:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T22:38:03","slug":"kostas-papanikolaou-guides-olympiacos-to-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/08\/kostas-papanikolaou-guides-olympiacos-to-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Kostas Papanikolaou guides Olympiacos to Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Kostas<\/div>\n

Shaquielle McKissic came up big but Kostas Papanikolaou\u2019s leadership was vital as Olympiacos overcame FC Barcelona to punch their ticket to the Euroleague Final Four.<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, this was quite a night. No matter what you like in basketball. No matter who you root for. This was, undoubtedly, a night. Kostas Papanikolaou nailed the final dagger in the heart of FC Barcelona late after Shaquielle McKissic broke their brains. Olympiacos are, once again, off to the Euroleague Final Four.<\/p>\n

Kostas Papanikolaou has seen a lot<\/h4>\n

There have been many clear leaders for Olympiacos over the years. Kostas Papanikolaou has seen several of them. The biggest, of course, was Vassilis Spanoulis. Alongside and somewhat after him came Georgios Printezis. Then, alongside him and indeed Papanikolaou, was Kostas Sloukas.<\/p>\n

On the one hand, that\u2019s an extraordinary group to learn leadership from. On the other, it\u2019s quite the shadow to step out of. Printezis always had a Spanoulis or Sloukas, or both. Sloukas always had a Printezis or Papanikolaou. Now, this is unquestionably Papanikolaou\u2019s group to guide on the court.<\/p>\n

Against FC Barcelona on Wednesday night he achieved something one of those leaders did before him. Indeed, no-one had done it in Euroleague until about 25 minutes in real time after his own game started. Papanikolaou led Olympiacos to a road win in Game 5 of the playoffs.<\/p>\n